Chapter 495: The Immortals Strike
The Second Crusade was meant to take a long time. With the Church hiding away and splitting their forces, it would be relatively easy to delay for decades, if not centuries. The Old Gods would have time to arrive from wherever they were in the universe, and then protracted warfare could begin anew for a long, long time.
As a result, Jack didn’t need to be in a mad rush to cultivate. He could take his time, meditating on the Dao while slowly increasing his cultivation base. It would be a slower, yet much safer path than the one he usually took, spanning centuries of relative calmness. A peaceful break in his path of war.
However.
There were two sides to this war. And while the Church was confident they could delay for a long time, the Immortals were also smart. They’d planned for a long time. They were only now beginning to show their hand.
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Elder Tribulation of the Black Hole Church commanded a powerful war force. His army was one of the most advanced in position, shouldering the responsibility of delaying the enemy army’s initial advances. Essentially, they were in the front lines. A dangerous yet noble duty.
The Tribulation Battalion hid in a large meteor belt similar to the one around the Death Boat. It was extremely long and daedalus, with colossal celestial bodies flying around freely, oftentimes colliding and breaking into fragments. Due to the overlapping gravitational fields and flying debris, this was a particularly difficult area to search, which was why Elder Tribulation had chosen it as their hiding spot. They could hide away here for years to come.
One day, however, a blue screen suddenly flashed before the eyes of every cultivator in the Tribulation Battalion.
You have returned to the New World. Welcome!